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October 9-14: Join the collection

It’s been quite a few days since I had the chance to post my current movie list, so I’ll limit to touching on those worth mentioning, mostly because some real bad ones got into the mix. That’s what I get for trying to find new movies for my annual movie fest.

Although not a masterpiece, The Collector is a taught horror-thriller. It avoids becoming just another torture porn piece by spending more time showing Josh Stewart‘s reactions to the sights and sounds. It does go on for longer than it needs to, and it is hard to believe that Stewart’s character would remain so calm under so much pressure, but it was very enjoyable and even had a great soundtrack.

Just don’t mention the sequel – The Collection (2012) – which is garbage from the beginning to… well, I turned it off after about 20 minutes.

I waited quite awhile for this to become available on DVD from Netflix after the fun of Re-Animator (1985), and I wasn’t disappointed.

B-movie quality with a vigorous sprinkling of camp and now quite dated, Bride of Re-Animator is a success mostly thanks to Jeffrey Combs‘ ability to embody everything creepy. Not his first or last foray into horror, Combs’ is memorable in The Frighteners (1996), but is perhaps at his best in From Beyond (1986).

The new season starts with a bang – almost literally – with several surprises, several reunions, the best special effects yet, and a lot of tension.

Although I’m looking forward to joining my friends weekly to watch – similar to what I did in college for The X-Files – The Walking Dead is still best viewed if you can save up 2-3 episodes to watch together.